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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Applicants:
Rodney L. Williamson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David K. Melgaard, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Joseph J. Beaman, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rodney L. Williamson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David K. Melgaard, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Joseph J. Beaman, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Specialty Metals Processing Consortium, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 7/144 (2006.01); H05B 3/60 (2006.01); F27D 19/00 (2006.01); H05B 7/152 (2006.01); F27B 3/08 (2006.01); F27D 21/00 (2006.01); F27D 11/08 (2006.01); F27D 7/06 (2006.01); F27D 99/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D 19/00 (2013.01); F27B 3/085 (2013.01); F27D 11/08 (2013.01); F27D 21/00 (2013.01); H05B 7/144 (2013.01); H05B 7/152 (2013.01); F27D 2007/066 (2013.01); F27D 2019/0028 (2013.01); F27D 2019/0037 (2013.01); F27D 2019/0096 (2013.01); F27D 2099/0021 (2013.01); Y02P 10/256 (2015.11); Y02P 10/259 (2015.11);
Abstract
A Vacuum Arc Remelting controller apparatus wherein process control is accomplished primarily through control of pool power. Pool power being defined as the total energy flux into a top ingot surface of the VAR ingot. The controller apparatus of the present invention comprises a controller computer that transmits commands to the host furnace through an ethernet connection.